Starting Aug. 11, locals will have a place to go to buy and sell just about anything. And it won't be in their driveway.

The Royal Gorge Family Flea Market will open at the Rodeo Grounds, 1925 South 9th St. It'll stay all year from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday if whether permits.

For $10 a day, vendors can set up anything from used items that they'd sell at a garage sale, new items they didn't find use for, homemade items or even produce, said Keith Larsen who is operating the flea market.

"It's basically a no-contract flea market for people to come out and sell crafts and produce as well as new and used items," Larsen said.

Larsen will waive the first day's fee for people selling homemade items.

The Family Flea Market will not take a percentage of the items sold for the day, and it's free admission for people to shop. Vendors can start setting up their booths at 6 a.m. each day, and it'll be open to customers at 9 a.m. Larsen said he's already got a couple vendors wanting to sell the opening weekend, and with the vast amount of space that the Rodeo Grounds provide, the amount of available slots for vendors is high.

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Larsen has plenty of experience operating flea markets. He ran the Pueblo Flea Market and Pueblo Trading Post for the last three and a half years.

"When we moved here to Cañon City I just felt like I was going to take what I know and try to bring something to the community," he said.

Larsen originally hoped to open in July, but the construction on South Ninth Street deterred him.

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